Bevalie Catherine Bouchard (nee Bonardi)

Passed away December 16, 2019 in Greeley, Colorado.

Bevalie was born on February 1, 1929 in Littleton, New Hampshire, the eldest daughter of Mildred (Lee) and Louis Bonardi and sister to Patricia (b. 1931). She went to school in Bethlehem, New Hampshire and graduated from Keene (NH) State Teachers College in 1951 with a teaching certification in Home Economics. She married Bernard Roy (Pete) Bouchard (b. 1927, d. 2016) on July 2, 1951. She taught Home Economics in Chester, Vermont until the birth of her first child in 1952. She had a total of 12 children: Kimberley Anne (b. 1952), Antonia Lee (b. 1954), Joseph Patrick (b. 1955, d. 1972), Edward Maurice (b. 1957), Patricia Laura (b. 1958), Bernard Roy, II (Pete) (b. 1960), Catherine Anne (b. 1961), Andrew Francis (b. 1963), Frederick Louis (b. 1964), Mary Jane (b. 1966), Norman George (b. 1967) and Carolyn Margaret (b. 1971). She had 25 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

She enrolled in Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado in 1975 to study for a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling which she completed in 1976. She moved to Talkeetna, Alaska in 1982 to teach Home Economics and serve as the High School Counselor at Susitna Valley High School. She retired from that position in 1997. She spent her next 22 years actively visiting and participating in her children and grandchildren’s lives, traveling throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe and staying in touch with her many dear friends.

She was an exceptional mother, a wonderful grandma and an incredible friend to many.

She left a footprint on many lives and hearts throughout her lifetime and we will cherish those memories for years to come

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to your local hospice in our Mother’s name.

The family will announce Celebration of Life gatherings once those plans have been finalized in Alaska, Colorado and New Hampshire.